Bamburgh School is a school located in South Shields. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.9%, which is 3.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Norham Avenue, South Shields, NE34 7TD
Website: http://bamburghschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01914274330
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Nord
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108738

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 143
Number of Girls: 62

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 23% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -8.4 to -0.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -8.3 to -1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -7.6 Confidence interval -11 to -4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.21 to -0.99
Of the 17 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 17 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:7.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.59
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sea View Primary School
Norham Avenue North , Horsley Hill Community Campus NE34 7TD
3out of 4 80 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gregory's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School
Harton House Road East , NE34 6DZ
4out of 4 495 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harton Primary School
East Avenue , NE34 6PF
3out of 4 1,147 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Westoe Crown Primary School
Sea Winnings Way , NE33 3NS
3out of 4 1,589 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mortimer Primary School
Mortimer Road , NE34 0RW
4out of 4 1,718 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harton Academy
Lisle Road , NE34 6DL
4out of 4 1,206 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mortimer Community College
Reading Road , NE33 4UG
2out of 4 1,802 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
4out of 4 2,279 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tyne Coast College
St George's Avenue , NE34 6ET
- not rated 1,300 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bamburgh School
Norham Avenue , NE34 7TD
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Park View School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
3out of 4 2,146 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
2out of 4 2,304 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
AutismAble CIC
The Captains Row , NE33 5AS
- not rated 2,932 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.